Hey guys this chapter is in Four's P.O.V, enjoy :)
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Four's pov:
I wake up to Ed Sheeran blasting out of my phone. I groan. First day of school, back to being trapped in a building for 6 hours with people I don't like and girls throwing themselves at me. My thoughts wander to what Zeke, my oldest friend, had said about there being a new girl arriving. Secretly hoping she was different, I hopped out of bed and quickly showered. After throwing on a black t-shirt and denim jeans, I ran downstairs and grabbed an apple to eat on the way to school.
The wind blew my shirt tighter around me as my motorbike raced through the suburbs. I watched the houses blur past me and thought about how I got lonely living all by myself. I wondered if this was the year I would find a girl and maybe she could keep me company. I slowed my bike down and parked in one of the spaces near the entrance to the school, when I heard a yell behind me.
"HEY FOUR," I turned around and saw my best friend Zeke, his little brother Uriah, and their girlfriends Marlene and Shauna. I felt a pang of jealousy looking at them, not because I had a crush on either of their girlfriends, but because I wanted what they had. Pushing this thought aside, we all started talking about our holidays until we heard a shriek behind us.
"GUYS OHMYGOSH I HAVE MISSED YOU HEAPS!" we all spun around to face Christina, the loud girly-girl in our group, and Will her boyfriend, the nerdy one. A string of questions came from Chis' mouth and I zoned out as we walked the familiar route to our first class; history. Marlene and Shauna headed off to different rooms however I barely noticed. We walked into class and claimed our seats at the back.
The teacher strode in and began introductions. I blocked out his boring voice and stared out the window at the school grounds, the lush green grass dotted with plants and trees. Suddenly the door opened and the sound broke me out of my daydream.
Then I saw her.
She paused as she realized the whole class was watching her. A blush crawled up her cheeks as her blue-grey eyes widened in astonishment. Her golden hair reached down to her waist and framed her spotless face. She was petite but she had well defined curves in all the right places. There was no doubting, she was beautiful. Stunning, even. This must be the new girl, I thought with hope blossoming in my chest. Maybe she's nice, maybe she's the one for me... I was still staring. Tobias get a grip and look away you're probably creeping her out!
"Ah Ms Prior nice of you to join us!" The teacher's voice broke me out of the trance this girl's beauty was holding me in. "Everyone this is Bea-"
"Actually it's just Tris, thanks." The new girl spoke and I was shocked. Her voice was strong and steady as she set her jaw staring the teacher down. Tris, I thought, it suits her.
"Everyone this is 'Just Tris Thanks!'" The teacher exclaimed, obviously expecting a better response than what he got. Tris just stared at him blankly and blinked which made me, Uriah, Zeke, Chris and Will laugh. Tris' eyes wandered over to us, inspecting. I smirked a little when I saw her eyes linger on me for longer than anybody else. Her gorgeous eyes... no, get it together you're embarrassing, I silently scolded myself.
I heard my name being called out and I snapped to attention. That's when I noticed the teacher was gesturing to the empty seat beside me or the one beside Molly. Please sit here, please sit here... I mentally begged. Tris took one look at the fat, scary Molly and headed over to our group. The teacher told us we could talk for the lesson.
After she had sat down I shared a look with Zeke. He silently said "go for it, she's hot!" Nodding my head in agreement, I turned my attention back to Tris. She had pulled a book out and started drawing in it, and I glanced over her shoulder to see the most amazing drawing of two people (a boy and a girl) sitting under a massive tree.
With my palms sweating and nerves fluttering in my stomach, I reached up and tapped her on the shoulder.
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Tris pov:
I looked up in shock to see deep ocean blue eyes staring into mine. It was Four. Swallowing nervously, I waited for him to start talking as he had tapped me first.
"Hey, Tris right?" I nodded, too weak to speak. His voice was low and smooth and something I wanted to listen to all day. "Hi I'm Four and this is Zeke," He pointed at one of the tan good-looking boys, "and his brother Uriah." Oh, I thought, that's why they look similar. "And this is Christina and Will, they're dating." Four added the last bit in a whisper as Christina and Will turned their attention to the conversation.
"Um hi." I said lamely. Yeah good job on a first impression Tris.
Four didn't seem the least bit turned off by my awkwardness and he began talking again. "So Tris, tell us about yourself."
"Well... I lived in New York all my life and something came up so I had to move here," I said, praying they weren't going to ask why I had to come to Chicago. However they were silent and waiting for me to continue, so I did. "My mum is a fashion designer and she's always out of the house so I basically live alone," I paused because I saw an emotion flit across Four's face. Hope was it? "I am an only child, I draw and dance and sing and... yeah. There's really not much to know."
"I don't believe that, would you like to sit with us at lunch?" Four asked and Uriah, Zeke, Will and Christina all nodded in agreement.
"Yes I would thank you." I was surprised, normally people steered clear of me. Maybe this year will be different?
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Four pov:
YES! She's sitting with us at lunch! I am excited to get to know this girl. She seems amazing, but it's like she is self-doubting or unsure of herself. History class ended just then and now we are walking to the cafeteria, Tris and Christina in front and me, Zeke and Uriah in the back. I was watching Tris' narrow hips swishing from side to side until Zeke nudged me and spoke.
"Dude, you're staring at Tris."
I looked at him in shock, broken out of my trance. "Was it that obvious?" I hiss back at him.
"Yes, and now half the girls in the school are glaring at Tris and are jealous that it's not their backside you're staring at!" He whispered.
"I wasn't staring at her backside..." I mumbled guiltily because I obviously was. We finally reached the cafeteria and headed over to a spare table where only Marlene and Shauna were sitting at. They looked at Tris curiously before Christina introduced her.
"Hey Mar, Shauna, this is Tris she's new and she's sitting with us!" Christina said beaming. Mar and Shauna said hi and the girls started talking. Zeke, Uriah and Will also started a conversation but I zoned out, watching Tris. She seems so much more at ease around all girls and sitting down. I gazed at her, watching the way she threw her head back slightly when she laughed and how she bit her lip... those lips... I snapped out of my daydream as Tris' eyes locked with mine. She smirked when she noticed I was already staring at her and raised her eyebrows. I hurriedly looked away and I felt heat crawling up my cheeks. Great, now I was blushing, can I embarrass myself any more? Although, when I looked back to Tris I saw she was sneaking glances at me as well.
Suddenly I felt hopeful and the day got a bit brighter.
Chapter 2 finished! Please review and give any tips or suggestions, I will try to incorporate as many into the story as possible.
Thank you for reading,
E.K